2001-02 Men's Basketball

bc 53, mc 83

Bluffton's slow start results in first HCAC loss at Manchster

November 28, 2001

Bluffton College took a quick 3-0 lead at Manchester College Wednesday night, but
a 35-7 run by the host Spartan squad after that was too much to overcome as the Beavers
dropped their opening Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game 83-53.

Back-to-back layups by BC sophomore Aaron Markley got the Beavers within three points
at 13-10 with 14:06 remaining in the first half, but Bluffton didn't score again until
senior Rod Overmyer's jumper with 4:05 left before halftime with Manchster up 35-12.

Junior Derek DeNero scored a career-high 17 points to be the only player in double-figures
for the Beavers.